Mihō

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka. p.133. colour photo and description: Small to medium size, pink, single with 6-7 shining petals in 2 rows. fluted. folded and emarginate with a short, yellow stamen column. Leaves elliptic to long-ellip­tic, shining mid-green with tapering acute apices and finely serrulate margins. Blooms early to mid-season. A cross between C.saluenensis hybrid Tulip Time x C.japonica Takara-no-hana. Originated in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Named and released by Nobuo Sasai in 1980.

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.133.　 誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.253.    日本ツバキ協会. 2010. 《最新日本ツバキ図鑑》. p.277. 岡山產. [花]桃色で外弁は紅色のぼかし、一重、筒～ラッパ咲き、中折れ、肉厚、筒しベ、中輪、12～3月。[葉]楕円、中形。[樹]やや立性、強い。[来歴]チューリップ.夕イムx宝の華、1980年に笹井延夫の命名.発表。写.文/笹井